The Alchemy of Dreams

26 Pages·2013·0.18 MB·English

by  Wesley Wyatt

Volume One

The Alchemy of Dreams
Transform Your Life - Develop A Friendship With Your Dreams

By Wesley R. Wyatt

Copyright © 2013 by Wesley R. Wyatt.
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Edgar Cayce Readings © 1971, 1993-2007 by the Edgar Cayce Foundation
TABLE
 OF
 CONTENTS

Preface

  Who
 Was
 Edgar
 Cayce?

  The
 Unusual
 Abilities
 of
 Edgar
 Cayce

  Practical
 Application
 of
 Universal
 Laws

Introduction

  Three
 Complementary
 Perspectives
 on
 Dreams

  It’s
 Your
 Journey
 of
 Discovery

Chapter
 1:
 Dreaming
 Possibilities

  The
 Science
 of
 Dreams
 and
 Dreaming

  Dreams
 and
 Other
 Cultures

  Unexplored
 Territory

  Perception
 and
 the
 Soul
 Self

  Expanding
 Consciousness
 Through
 Dream
 Work

Chapter
 2:
 Dreaming
 Basics

  The
 Process
 of
 Dreaming

  Dreams-­‐
 Portals
 of
 the
 Soul

  Changing
 Our
 Future

  Overcoming
 Cultural
 Conditioning

Chapter
 3:
 Recalling
 and
 Recording
 Dreams

  The
 Interface
 Between
 Inner
 and
 Outer
 Worlds
Developing
 a
 Friendship
 With
 Your
 Dreams

  Recall
 Suggestions

  Recording
 Suggestions

  For
 Further
 Study:
 What
 Occurs
 During
 Sleep?

Chapter
 4:
 Listening
 to
 the
 Inner
 Self

  Dreams
 and
 Soul
 Development

  Dream
 Interpretation
 and
 Application

  Attitudes
 and
 Motives

  Desire
 and
 Will

  Ideals
 and
 Dream
 Work

  Choosing
 a
 Spiritual
 Ideal

  The
 Power
 of
 Meditation
 and
 Prayer

  Summary

Chapter
 5:
 Language
 of
 the
 Soul

  A
 Living
 Language

  Signs
 and
 Symbols-­‐
 Personal
 and
 Familiar

  The
 Many
 Ways
 Dreams
 Communicate
 With
 Us

  Simple
 Messages

  Which
 Self
 is
 Asleep,
 Which
 Self
 Awake?

  Humor,
 Puns
 and
 Misspelled
 Words

  Why
 Are
 Dreams
 So
 Crazy
 and
 Weird?

  Dreams
 With
 Unsavory
 Content

  The
 Mundane
 as
 Disguise
What
 Determines
 What
 We
 Dream
 About?

  Are
 All
 Dreams
 Important?

  Dreams
 as
 Puzzles

  Many
 Levels,
 Many
 Applications

  Disturbing
 Dreams

  How
 to
 Respond
 to
 Disturbing
 Dreams

  Lucid
 Dreaming

Chapter
 6:
 Dream
 Interpretation

  Guidelines
 for
 Dream
 Interpretation

  Characters
 in
 Dreams-­‐
 Aspects
 of
 the
 Self

  Amplification

  Research
 and
 Symbols

  The
 Importance
 of
 Context

  Identifying
 Interior
 Thoughts

  Symbols
 and
 Context

  Comprehension

  Common
 Interpretation
 Blunders

  A
 Step-­‐by-­‐Step
 Approach
 to
 Dream
 Interpretation

  Decoding
 Your
 Dreams

  Shortened
 Version
 for
 Decoding
 Your
 Dreams

  Additional
 Resources
 for
 Dream
 Interpretation

Chapter
 7:
 Setting
 the
 Stage

  Location,
 Perspective
 and
 Structure
Dream
 Settings

  The
 Importance
 of
 Perspective
 in
 Dreams

  Dream
 Structure
 as
 a
 Tool
 for
 Thought

  Sequential
 Structure

  How
 to
 Utilize
 a
 Sequential
 Dream

  Different
 or
 Contrasting
 Perspectives

  Short
 and
 to
 the
 Point

  Absence
 of
 Structure-­‐
 Intuitive
 Communication

  Repetition
 Without
 Resolution

  A
 Series
 of
 Dreams
 on
 the
 Same
 Night

Chapter
 8:
 Sacred
 Quest-­‐
 Dream
 Incubation

  How
 to
 Incubate
 a
 Dream

  Preparation

  Dream
 Incubation
 for
 Couples

  Results

  Inner
 Guidance
 and
 Decision
 Making

  From
 the
 Higher
 Forces:
 Discernment
 and
 Discrimination

  Spontaneous
 Dreams
 and
 Visions

Chapter
 9:
 Common
 Dream
 Themes

1. Threatening
 Themes

2. Themes
 of
 Injury
 or
 Illness

3. Death
 of
 the
 Dreamer

4. Death
 of
 Others
5. Themes
 of
 Violence
 or
 Murder

6. Themes
 of
 Suicide
 and
 Self-­‐Sacrifice

7. Strong
 Emotional
 Themes

8. Themes
 Involving
 Sexuality

9. Themes
 of
 Falling
 or
 Losing
 Control

10. Themes
 of
 Control
 and
 Mastery

11. Themes
 of
 Vulnerability
 (Being
 Naked,
 Exposed,
 or
 Inappropriately

Dressed)

12. Performance
 Anxiety,
 Feeling
 Unprepared,
 and
 Being
 Late

13. Themes
 of
 Forgetfulness

14. Themes
 Involving
 Fire

15. Unfamiliar
 Territory
 or
 Being
 Lost

16. Cataclysms
 and
 Natural
 Disasters

17. Personal
 Loss
 and
 Destruction

18. Of
 Broken
 Things
 and
 Things
 That
 Don’t
 Work
 Properly

19. Themes
 of
 Creativity,
 Birth
 and
 Renewal

20. Revisiting
 the
 Past

21. Themes
 Involving
 the
 Persona

22. Shadow
 Content:
 Bathrooms,
 Letting
 Go
 and
 Self-­‐Acceptance

23. Compensatory
 Themes

24. Themes
 Involving
 Anxiety,
 Fear
 or
 Terror

25. Warning
 Dreams

26. The
 Collective
 Versus
 the
 Individual
27. Themes
 of
 Inspiration
 and
 Wisdom,
 Beauty
 and
 Affirmation

28. Past-­‐Life
 Themes

29. Life-­‐Passage
 Themes

30. Physical
 Health
 Themes

31. Repetitive
 Themes
 and
 Symbols

32. Dreams
 That
 Make
 Fun
 of
 Us-­‐
 Visitations
 from
 Coyote

33. Themes
 Involving
 Extrasensory
 Perception

Chapter
 10:
 The
 Language
 of
 Symbolism

  Personal
 Symbolism

  Cultural
 Symbolism

  Archetypal
 Symbolism

  How
 to
 Utilize
 What
 Follows

  Common
 Archetypal
 Symbols

  The
 Four
 Elements

  Earth

  Other
 Earth
 Symbols

  Air

  Fire

  Water

  Animals

  Mythical
 Animals
 and
 Creatures

  Wild
 Animals

  Domesticated
 Animals
Birds

  Monsters

  Symbols
 from
 Daily
 Life

  The
 Symbolism
 of
 Vehicles

  The
 Symbolism
 Within
 Our
 Living
 Spaces

  House
 Symbols
 That
 Contain
 Warnings

  Symbols
 of
 the
 Persona

  Types
 of
 Clothing
 in
 Dreams

  Purses
 and
 Wallets

  Personal
 Objects
 Imbued
 With
 Special
 Meaning

  Symbols
 of
 Balance

  Parts
 of
 the
 Whole:
 The
 Human
 Body

  Symbolism
 and
 Sexuality

  The
 Masculine
 and
 Feminine
 in
 Dreams

  Symbolism
 and
 Behavior

  Symbols,
 Behaviors,
 and
 Aptitudes
 Associated
 With
 the
 Masculine

  Symbols,
 Behaviors,
 and
 Aptitudes
 Associated
 With
 the
 Feminine

  Balancing
 the
 Masculine
 and
 Feminine
 Within
 Us

  The
 Union
 of
 Opposites

Chapter
 11;
 Nurturing
 Your
 Dream
 Life

  The
 Dreaming
 Tree-­‐
 The
 Power
 of
 Sharing
 Dreams

  Guidelines
 for
 Starting
 a
 Dream
 Group

  Guidelines
 for
 Listening
 to
 Dreams
Guidelines
 for
 Sharing
 Dreams

  Tending
 the
 Garden
 of
 Consciousness

Resources

  Dreams
 and
 Dreaming

  Relationship
 Dynamics
 and
 the
 Psychology
 of
 the
 Self

  Life
 After
 Death,
 Reincarnation
 and
 What
 Occurs
 Between
 Lives

  Books
 About
 Edgar
 Cayce

  Websites
 of
 Interest
The Alchemy of Dreams - Volume I
Preface
For the first 16 years of my life, I had no inkling of the value of dreams. Those
around me rarely acknowledged them unless one was particularly disturbing, weird, or
funny. I was never encouraged to make an effort at recalling them, nor did I entertain the
possibility that they contained useful information, much less inspiration. Though I was
aware that many indigenous cultures valued dreams and dreaming as a means of
communicating with the spirit world and the Divine, such concepts were not reinforced
by the culture in which I grew up.
Then, when I was 17, my brother brought me several books about the famous
psychic Edgar Cayce. Initially I was skeptical, but then I realized that he believed he’d
found something of great value, and I began to ask more serious questions.
Who Was Edgar Cayce?
Much of the information provided by Edgar Cayce (while in a self-induced sleep
state) was on health issues, and in many cases, documented evidence backed up its
accuracy. The idea that research could prove the veracity of the information received by a
psychic intrigued me. If this was true, maybe my brother had not gone off the deep end
after all.
My brother went further, stating that many an individual, upon following the
suggestions given by Edgar Cayce, had either been cured or had their health improve in
remarkable ways - despite their doctors having described their condition as incurable.
Even those who were initially skeptical were won over by the results they experienced in